Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-01-21

Notices OF bills made were house
joint resolution by Howard asking
that CONGRESS direct the Indian com
missioDers Ia extend negotiations u
the Crow Indians; 10y Hoffman relat'
ing Ia the Montana law library, Ia ill
out sets Of rep IRIS and obtain nec.s'
sary new books.
Bills introduced were: House bill
No. IA, bill Anderson. providing each
public school with a copy of Webster's
unabridged dictionary. The publish.
ers will furnish the same for 81, the
total cost being about $1,000 for fur.
nishing every school In the territory
house by NJ. Is, by Blake, providing
that the supreme court shall begin on
the second Monday after the Fourth
of July, instead Of the fret Monday la
August, as Is now the case. House
then adjourned.
TENTH DAY-JANUARY 10.
A more complete account Of the pro-
ceedings reported Geographically yes
terdsy. Explanations of several OF
the more important measures submit.
ted to the legislature:
In the council Collins announced
that he would introduce q bill to pro-
.ide Montana with q banking law.
This measure will require all private
banking institutions to make periodi-
cal reports to public officers Of their
standing and operations. Similar laws
exist In most Of the states. Montana
has none upon her statute books. Bills
introduced: By Thompson, Z. b. No.
O., To amend Article l of XIV, 5th Div.
X. s.. relating to the organization and
conduct OF corporations for Industrial
or protective purposes. One Of the
important features of this bill provides
that each stakeholder in such corpora.
tions shall be individually liable to
the creditors TO the amount OF his
stock. Referred To the printing COM
miltee.
BY Collins, by request, c. b. s. reg
ulating the taxation OF telegraph com.
panies. Its provisions require All All.
nual statement from officers Of tele-
graph companies 10 proper officials OF
the number OF miles of wire operated
by them IN each county, and that their
only tax shall be % cents u mile for
each mile Of such wire. Read aud re.
lerred to the ways and means commit.
tee, with the IDEA that they would in
corporate In IL similar provisions tor
telephone companies and all like cor
porations.
In the house he following bills
were introduced:
BY Holt, II. Is. ii, a bill TO amend
Fec. l of an act prohibiting the brand.
ing Of cattle during certain seasons
The bill makes but "a slight change in
the present law, merely allowing cat.
tie to he branded In the month OF
August.
II. b. II, by Kanouse, a bill to reg
ulate the compensation Of certain Off,
GERS. This bill was introduced merely
for the purpose Of providing payment
for the officers of Fergus county. .ul
an animated debate was aroused by IL
Many members sought to amend il by
changing the salary list Of their re
spective Counties. II this should bs
done and the bill passed TO take effect
Immediately, 1t would clash with
the restriction legislation act Of Con
gress OF July. lAS6, which prohibited
The changing Of salaries or fees of Off,
cisls already ia Office; and could only
take effect TWO years from now. In
this case the officials Of Fergus county
would be obliged to go unpaid for two
years. Finally the bill was referred
TO the judiciary committee.
By White, H. Il. Is, Q bill for an acI
TO prevent the sale of liquors In variety
theatres. This bill provides that 4
shall be unlawful for wner or man
ayers OF variety shows of any descrip
ton to keep, sell or dispose of, or TO al
low to be kept, sold or disposed of
TO any one employed by them or pres
ent In the building. Ii provides q
penalty for the first offense of a fine
not exceeding 500 and for a second
offense Imprisonment In the county
Jail for not than three months OF
a fine Of not less than 500 or NOR.
than $500, or both. 1t is made incum.
bent on all peace officers to enforce
this rule, and the fines collected are to
20 into the school fund Of the county
In which the offense Is committed
The bill was read a second time and
referred to the committee on education
aud labor.